Comparing 'The Last Word And Orwell's Animal Farm'

1. Matthew Arnold informs people who want to engage in social criticism or reform in order to make significant changes in their environment that they will eventually succeed with their goals if they have the will and determination to put in the work. When Arnold states "Let the victors, when they come", he assumes that revolution against oppression isn’t impossible and can be done when the initiative is taken. Arnold believes that one should not hold back in the face of opposition. He states "Better men fared thus before thee”, this shows that people have rebelled before. By doing this he gives people motivation by showing that it has happened before and it was successful.
2. When Arnold states that "geese are swans, and swans are geese", he implies that every type of government or society suppresses people that are stubborn
I think that Arnold and Orwell would have disagreed about the possibility of a successful social revolution. Arnold's purpose in writing The Last Word was different from Orwell's purpose in writing Animal Farm because Arnold encourages revolution against dictatorships while Orwell thinks that any form of social revolution will end up like a cycle, producing the same oppressive government that it wanted to bring down. Arnold uses a dark tone to portray humanity’s pursuit of an equal society and an unoppressive government. He also uses this depressing tone to encourage the readers to take the initiative. In contrast, Orwell's Animal Farm shows how power could be abused and how the struggle for social and legal equality is part of a circle that keeps repeating itself. I would agree with Orwell because in any type of government or society there are always people at the top i.e. corporations for capitalism, king for monarchy. I think that Arnold’s point about leaders always being greedy is true because I think everyone is greedy in nature. People always want to be better than everyone else whether it be better as a society or as an